diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.yaml b/.github/workflows/node.yaml
index fb50334747..ae6d82fd6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.yaml
@@ -748,6 +748,6 @@ jobs:
           CI: true
       - name: Run check
         run: |
-          node scripts/checkForMultipleVersions.mjs
+          yarn validate:versions
         env:
           CI: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e232a83b9f..ac8dc02608 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 		"meteor:run": "cd meteor && meteor yarn start",
 		"lint": "run lint:meteor && run lint:packages",
 		"unit": "run unit:meteor && run unit:packages",
-		"validate:release": "yarn install && run install-and-build && run validate:release:packages && run validate:release:meteor",
+		"validate:release": "yarn install && run install-and-build && run validate:versions && run validate:release:packages && run validate:release:meteor",
 		"validate:release:meteor": "cd meteor && meteor yarn validate:prod-dependencies && meteor yarn license-validate && meteor yarn lint && meteor yarn test",
 		"validate:release:packages": "cd packages && run validate:dependencies && run test",
+		"validate:versions": "node scripts/checkForMultipleVersions.mjs",
 		"meteor": "cd meteor && meteor",
 		"docs:serve": "cd packages && run docs:serve",
 		"reset": "node scripts/reset.mjs",
diff --git a/packages/package.json b/packages/package.json
index c379c53211..b38fcdc147 100644
--- a/packages/package.json
+++ b/packages/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 		"build": "lerna run build --ignore @sofie-automation/openapi",
 		"build:try": "lerna run --no-bail build --ignore @sofie-automation/openapi",
 		"watch": "lerna run --parallel build:main --ignore @sofie-automation/openapi -- --watch --preserveWatchOutput",
-		"stage-versions": "git add -u */package.json */CHANGELOG.md lerna.json yarn.lock",
+		"stage-versions": "git add -u \"*/package.json\" \"*/CHANGELOG.md\" lerna.json yarn.lock",
 		"set-version": "lerna version --exact --no-changelog --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes",
 		"set-version-and-commit": "lerna version --exact --no-changelog --no-changelog --no-commit-hooks --force-publish='*' --no-push --yes",
 		"set-version-and-changelog": "lerna version --exact --force-publish --conventional-commits --no-git-tag-version --no-push --yes",
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@
 	},
 	"name": "packages",
 	"packageManager": "yarn@3.5.0"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/checkForMultipleVersions.mjs b/scripts/checkForMultipleVersions.mjs
index b633852235..792aee1f79 100644
--- a/scripts/checkForMultipleVersions.mjs
+++ b/scripts/checkForMultipleVersions.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { buildDepTreeFromFiles } from "snyk-nodejs-lockfile-parser";
 
+function hr() {
+	// write regular dashes if this is a "simple" output stream ()
+	if (!process.stdout.hasColors || !process.stdout.hasColors())
+		return "-".repeat(process.stdout.columns ?? 40);
+	return '─'.repeat(process.stdout.columns ?? 40)
+}
+
 /**
  * These are the libs we want to consider.
  * Its an array of arrays, to allow for multiple names to be treated as one package
@@ -58,6 +65,10 @@ await addDepsForRoot("./packages", "live-status-gateway");
 
 let hasFailure = false;
 
+console.log(hr())
+console.log(" 🔢 Checking dependency version consistency...")
+console.log(hr())
+
 // check each library
 for (const libName of libsToConsider) {
 	const allVersions = new Set();
@@ -73,11 +84,11 @@ for (const libName of libsToConsider) {
 	// output some info
 	const str = Array.from(allVersions).join(", ");
 	if (allVersions.size === 0) {
-		console.log(`No versions of "${nameStr}" installed`);
+		console.log(`❔ No versions of "${nameStr}" installed`);
 	} else if (allVersions.size === 1) {
-		console.log(`Single version of "${nameStr}" installed: ${str}`);
+		console.log(`✅ Single version of "${nameStr}" installed: ${str}`);
 	} else {
-		console.error(`Multiple versions of "${nameStr}" installed: ${str}`);
+		console.error(`⚠️ Multiple versions of "${nameStr}" installed: ${str}`);
 		hasFailure = true;
 	}
 }